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New York -- Modell’s Sporting Goods said Wednesday it has named Charles Castaneda chief merchandising officer for the chain, a promotion from his current position of EVP planning and allocations. The company has also moved Jay O’Brien from general...

H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB announced that it has decided to open its first store in Serbia, in the capital Belgrade, during autumn of 2013. Other new markets for H&M during 2013 are Chile, Estonia, Lithuania and via franchise in Indonesia.

At the Request of Its Customers, Soft Surroundings Has Expanded the Retreat Home Furnishings Collection as a New Addition to Its Already Successful Clothing, Bedding and Beauty Collections St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) January 10, 2013 “For years our customers...

Walmart has committed $670,000 to help fund a first-of-its-kind program in its home state known as the Arkansas Payment Improvement Initiative (APII). The announcement regarding Walmart’s involvement in the cost-containment, outcomes oriented program...

Global e-commerce marketplace Rakuten Inc. has rebranded Buy.com, which it acquired in May 2010, to Rakuten.com Shopping. Between now and Jan. 30, merchants and consumers will still be able to go to Buy.com to access Rakuten's U.S. subsidiary. Starting Jan. 31, however, the site URL will change to Rakuten.com. Anyone going to Buy.com will be redirected to the new URL.

If you enter a Walgreens and it looks more like an upscale sushi bar or a grocery store than a pharmacy, that's OK with Chief Executive Gregory Wasson. It's actually by design and part of the "Well Experience" concept that will be rolled out in more Walgreens stores this year as the company pushes further beyond the traditional look of a drugstore with a pharmacy counter in back to a variety of looks that also emphasize fresh food, beauty supplies and an array of private-label products. 

Vista, Calif. -- Consumer electronics recycler E-World Online said Wednesday that it has teamed with Costco Wholesale Corp. on the launch of a national program to make managing merchandise returns more sustainable. E-World Online’s Retail Return Program...

Chicago -- National retail sales increased 2.5% and foot traffic also increased 2.5% when compared with the same two months last year, according to ShopperTrak, the world’s largest counter of retail foot traffic. ShopperTrak’s initial data indicates...

Hennes & Mauritz AB (HMB), Europe’s second- largest clothing retailer, will start selling its newest brand in stores and online simultaneously for the first time in the company’s history. The “& Other Stories” brand of women’s shoes, bags and accessories...

Rite Aid will pay $20.9 million to end a years-long class-action lawsuit that accused the drug store chain of violating federal wage laws. Rite Aid will pay $20.9 million to end a years-long class-action lawsuit that accused the drug store chain of...